as in exodus
a flowing or going out
an outpouring of affection and support for the high school athlete in need of an organ transplant the soccer team's trip to Italy was funded by an outpouring of cash donations from the public
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Recent Examples of outpouring
Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Also Friday, Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie’s longtime Today show co-host who stepped down from the program roughly a year ago, rejoined the NBC morning show to reflect on the outpouring of support for her colleague and friend.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
Hoda Kotb joined the show this morning to detail the outpouring of support the Guthrie family has received amid the ongoing search for their mother and to describe her personal heartbreak over her friend.
—Todd Miyazawa, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
Fellow celebrities shared an outpouring of support for the family on social media.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The Fairfield community had a similar outpouring for Williams, an Armijo High graduate and student athlete.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Also Friday, Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie’s longtime Today show co-host who stepped down from the program roughly a year ago, rejoined the NBC morning show to reflect on the outpouring of support for her colleague and friend.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
Hoda Kotb joined the show this morning to detail the outpouring of support the Guthrie family has received amid the ongoing search for their mother and to describe her personal heartbreak over her friend.
—Todd Miyazawa, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
Fellow celebrities shared an outpouring of support for the family on social media.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpouring
Noun
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History of Passover holiday Passover is a holiday in the Jewish faith celebrating the ancient Hebrews' exodus from slavery out of Egypt.—
Seth Jacobson,
wickedlocal.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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However, a mass exodus of a number of the state’s billionaires — more than 200 people — would have a notable effect on state revenue, regardless.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Gage’s Robert is also no slouch in the come-on department, gushing over Jack’s appearance and enticing him by wearing women’s lingerie and doing you don’t want to know what else.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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At the office, constantly gushing about your spouse or new romantic interest can be cringe-inducing for your coworkers.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Pumps have been installed to divert the flow, but authorities say a full repair could take weeks.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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In a blog post Saturday, NASA said that engineers had detected an interruption in the flow of helium in the upper stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
21 Feb. 2026
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Mixing and pouring your own concrete is a much more involved DIY project, but the result can be well worth it.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
17 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, the investors who are pouring billions of dollars into AI are desperate to get a return on their investment, Brian Jackson, the principal research director at technology research and advisory company Info-Tech Research Group, told Fortune.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Images and videos flooded social media of immigration law enforcement’s violent encounters with protesters, including shooting rubber bullets, spraying chemical agents at close range and smashing car windows.—
Daniella Silva,
NBC news,
19 Feb. 2026
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The scale of the war effort had necessitated the creation of a health infrastructure on American soil—spraying for mosquitoes near the front lines in the Pacific wouldn’t mean anything if soldiers caught malaria at home before deployment.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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Footage from the site shows sewage erupting out of the ground into a typically dry part of the nearby canal and then onward into the Potomac.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Damas shattered the school scoring record, erupting for an eye-popping 50 points while adding 18 rebounds to complete a tremendous double-double as Mystic Valley pulled away for a 91-60 victory over Notre Dame (Tyngsboro) in a nonleague tilt.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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North Texas Muslim leaders are calling on public officials to speak out after a man spewing anti-Islamic slurs harassed a group praying at a park in Plano.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
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The mist dissipates around a room instead of spewing out like a wet stream, which keeps Alpert worry-free about ruining her wooden bed frame.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
6 Feb. 2026
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No Kings hasn’t been hijacked by leftist groups with more extreme agendas, spouting strident anti-American language that’s bound to repel ordinary people.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
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For a man of grandeur spouting the imperativeness of German propagation, such a condition would have been a bad and hypocritical look.—
Rosemary Counter,
Vanity Fair,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Outpouring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpouring. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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